Overuse of emergency room reducible through primary care relationship
Credit: University of Kansas LAWRENCE, KANSAS -- David Slusky keeps hearing the same comments from other parents who are isolating ...
Tag: Poverty/Wealth
Those living in rural areas, uninsured or on Medicaid less likely to receive recommended lung cancer treatment
Keck Medicine of USC study reveals that socioeconomic status disparities cause patients to miss out on treatment that improves five-year ...
Something in the water
Brazilian study correlates consumption of contaminated water with the severity of malformations caused by the Zika virusCredit: D'Or Institute for ...
Uninsured older adults more likely to be sicker and in need of inpatient care in China
Being single, remote and lacking a pension also linked to poor access to healthcareCredit: Shen (Lamson) Lin A new study, ...
Project aimed at improving Latino population’s access to healthy local foods receives funding
UC Riverside School of Medicine to lead engagement project in eastern Coachella ValleyCredit: Ann Cheney, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- ...
nTIDE February 2020 jobs report: Third month of job gains for Americans with disabilities
Kessler Foundation & University of New Hampshire nTIDE Report -- featuring PROMISE: Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income ...
Balancing bushmeat trade and conservation vital to ensure livelihoods not threatened
Local communities in the Congo rainforest have been working with researchers from the University of York in a bid to ...
Children with ADHD more likely to receive medication if they live in poorer areas
Credit: Royal College of Psychiatrists Children with ADHD from the poorest areas are significantly more likely to receive medication as ...
Middle-aged adults worried about health insurance costs now, uncertain for future
Nearly half of adults in their 50s and early 60s aren't sure they'll be able to afford health insurance after ...
Study links high stillbirth rates worldwide to gender inequality
Credit: Daniel Hallen for The University of Saskatchewan. In the first comprehensive study mapping global patterns of stillbirth rates, University ...
Who receives advanced stroke care? It may depend on traffic
New study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC reveals that Los Angeles County's traffic patterns affect stroke care ...
Reducing mouse allergens may improve lung growth in asthmatic children
Cutting allergen exposure could lead to healthier childhoodsCredit: Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin AUSTIN, Texas ...
Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network produces supplemental issue of Preventive Medicine
Issue highlights highlighting disparities in cancer prevention and controlCredit: UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention In 2019, nearly ...
Grant project aims to improve food security for remote indigenous populations in Australia
Credit: Marianne Stein URBANA, Ill. - An international research team has received a $1.4 million grant from the Australian National ...
Medicaid expansion doubled access to primary care, increased attention to health risks
Less reliance on emergency care, more discussions about healthy behaviors and use of preventive care seen in survey of low-income ...
nTIDE Nov 2019: Rise in jobs sparks rise in optimism for people with disabilities
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire November 2019 nTIDE Report -- featuring New York City's model employment initiative NYC: ...
As China rapidly adopts clean energy, use of traditional stoves persists
Moving towards a more sustainable energy future in poor communities will require a clearer understanding of people's motivationsCredit: Ellison Carter ...
Lack of specialists doom rural sick patients
Saint Louis University research finds higher death tolls, more hospitalizations in small town USACredit: Saint Louis University Residents of rural ...
A new world map rates food sustainability for countries across the globe
A global food system sustainability study builds the first map of its kind to score the sustainability of food systems, ...
Keck Medicine of USC announces launch of USC Epilepsy Care Consortium
Unique partnership of six independent epilepsy centers combines resources and expertise to treat underserved populationsCredit: Ricardo Carrasco III LOS ANGELES ...